Scott Ludlam

Scott Ludlam, an Australian Greens Senator from Western Australia, is the Greens spokesman on such issues as communications, housing, mining and nuclear power.

He has led opposition to the Government's plans for an internet filter and has championed the cause of public ownership of the National Broadband Network. He describes himself as dedicated to sustainability and social justice.

Scott was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, in 1970 and subsequently moved to WA. A film-maker, artist and graphic designer by trade, he studied Design at Curtin University and then Policy Studies at Murdoch University.